(ThyBlackMan.com) My offering to Black History Month is dedicated to a man whom I knew and by whom I had the pleasure of seeing history being made right before my eyes. His words rang out in prose and song on the initial occasion of our meeting in Philadelphia in 1999. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I just read a snippet from an old article in Essence Magazine indicating that researchers have uncovered new information suggesting that Cleopatra may not have been Black. The article brought back to mind a piece I read by Earl Ofari Hutchinson many years ago entitled, Whose Black History To Believe? In ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is the significance of Black history to Black/African Americans? In essence, to this race of people, to know one’s history is to truly and intimately appreciate, understand, and leverage one’s innate, unbreakable strength. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, father of Black History Week, which later became Black History Month, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever wondered why February is Black History Month, the coldest and the shortest month of the year? Here is why. It was begun by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926. At first it was called Negro History Week, and was observed during the second week in February in honor of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) PBS announced today an expansive slate of programs profiling the rich history, culture and contributions of African-Americans. The programs air as part of PBS’ celebration of Black History Month, February 2012. Premieres On Wednesday, January 4, during the PBS/TCA Press Tour, INDEPENDENT LENS will present three new shows. “Daisy Bates: The First Lady of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was on Facebook earlier this morning and saw this post regarding African American female cartoonists. The site is entitled, The Ormes Society that was featured on the social networking site. The society is named after Jackie Ormes, the first African American Woman Cartoonist. I immediately went online to research her profile ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) To this point, the economic growth leader of the 21st century is the wireless communications industry. Millions of people regularly use cellular phones. With today’s cell phone, you can talk to anyone on the planet. Inside your cell phone are: a compact speaker, microphone, keyboard, display screen, and a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “It started here in a log cabin and a cotton patch. If it hadn’t been for Benjamin Mays, there probably wouldn’t have been a Martin Luther King.” So said Ambassador Andrew Young as he spoke at the dedication of the Benjamin E. Mays Historical Preservation Site in Greenwood, South ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It was April 4th, 1968 and a coward’s shot rang from the distance. The target: a brave man. It was a mild 90-degree’s on that day. If one searched, no breeze could be found from the east or the west nor the north or the south in Memphis, Tenn. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I will never forget when I heard the political poem, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, performed at The Arlington Museum of Art, in Arlington, Texas. I was so enamored, attentive, and wanted to know if the poet on the stage was the author of the powerful words. I later ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Time and circumstances has a way of changing your opinion about people. There was a time not too long ago when black people in my generation shook their heads at people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. They always seem to be raising hell for petty issues and playing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) May 19th “Today” is the birth date of El Haaj Malik El-Shabazz, known to us as Malcolm X. Who was Malcolm X? Malcolm X was a number of things to a number of people. To white racists, he was the physical manifestation of the chickens coming home to roost—the sins of ...